It used to be that one of my annual rites of springtime was hiking the Starvation Ridge/Mt. Defiance Loop Trail […]
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Hiking in the Coastal Mountains
In early May I hiked the 14-mile trail (1,450 feet of cumulative elevation gain) around Henry Hagg Lake on the eastern […]
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Cape Horn Delight
Late spring, prospects of sunny weather – – – it was time to complete the last two hikes for entering […]
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Columbia Gorge Waterfalls and More
For a small taste of the Starvation Ridge/Mt. Defiance loop hike, do the 2 1/2-mile lower loop hike. The short […]
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Top of Black Butte
Hot weekend day at the Black Butte Ranch. What better way to spend the afternoon than climbing to the summit […]